Gangster Gu (Lino Ventura) busts out of prison and flees to Paris, where he's promptly recruited into a crew planning to pull off a daring robbery. Meanwhile, urbane detective Blot (Paul Meurisse) doggedly pursues the fugitive criminal. A riveting heist sequence highlights this moody and atmospheric thriller from master director Jean-Pierre Melville. Bonus features include archival interviews with the director and star.